Electrical trigger sites in neurons surprisingly change with experience; they are either becoming smaller with increasing number of experiences and, vice versa, they grow larger when less input arrives in the brain.
Sleep-Specific Characteristics Supporting Development, Learning, Memory, and Cognition Across Ages and Species
Scientific Panel: Monday, January 11, 2:15-3:30 p.m. EST
Press-Exclusive Q&A: Monday, January 11, 4-4:30 p.m. EST
Presenters: Gina Poe, University of California, Los Angeles; Mark S. Blumberg, University of Iowa; and Lisa Marshall, University of Lübeck
Scientists know sleep is essential for development, learning, and cognition, but they don t yet know how or why. This panel will explore the latest discoveries about the states and features of sleep that connect and reshape the nervous system in ways that being awake cannot.
Why Pain Matters
Press-Exclusive Q&A: Wednesday, January 13, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EST